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mktime() function in C++ STL

Sunidhi Bansal
Sunidhi Bansal
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 810 Views

In this article we will be discussing the working, syntax and examples of mktime() function in C++ STL.What is mktime()?mktime() function is an inbuilt function in C++ STL, which is defined in the header file. mktime() function is used to convert the local time to and object time_t.This function is like the reverse of the function localtime(), which converts an input to the local timezone of the machine.This function automatically modifies the values of the member timeptr if they are off the range or there is tm_day and tm_yday which are not allowed.Syntaxtime_t mktime( struct tm* tptr );ParametersThe function ...

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Maximum Product of Word Lengths in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 551 Views

Suppose we have a string array called words, find the maximum value of length(word[i]) * length(word[j]) where the two words will not share the common letters. We can assume that each word will contain only lower case letters. If no such two words exist, then return 0. So if the input is like [“abcw”, “baz”, “foo”, “bar”, “xtfn”, “abcdef”], then the output will be 16, as two words can be “abcw”, “xtfn”.To solve this, we will follow these steps −Define a method called getRev(), this will take x as inputret := 0for i in range 0 to 25if x / ...

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Battleships in a Board in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 904 Views

Suppose we have an 2D board, we have to count how many battleships are in it. The battleships are represented with the symbol 'X', empty slots are represented with '.'s. We can assume these rules −You receive a valid board, made of only battleships or empty slots.Battleships can only be placed horizontally or vertically. In other words, they can only be made of the shape 1xN (1 row, N columns) or Nx1 (N rows, 1 column), where N can be of any size.At least one horizontal or vertical cell separates between two battleships - there are no adjacent battleships.So if ...

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Integer Break in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 348 Views

Suppose we have a positive integer n, we have to break it into the sum of at least two positive numbers and maximize the product of those integers. We have to find the maximum product we can get. So if the number is 10, then the answer will be 36, as 10 = 3 + 3 + 4, 3 * 3 * 4 = 36To solve this, we will follow these steps −Define a method solve(), this will take n, array dp and flagif n is 0, then return 1if dp[n] is not -1, then return dp[n]end := n – ...

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N-ary Tree Level Order Traversal in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 531 Views

Suppose we have an n-ary tree, we have to return the level order traversal of its nodes' values. The Nary-Tree input serialization is represented in their level order traversal. Here each group of children is separated by the null value (See examples). So the following tree can be represented as [1, null, 3, 2, 4, null, 5, 6]The output will be [[1], [3, 2, 4], [5, 6]]To solve this, we will follow these steps −make one matrix ansif root is null, return ansmake one queue q and insert rootwhile q is not emptysize := size of the queuemake one array ...

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Binary String With Substrings Representing 1 To N in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 333 Views

Suppose we have a binary string S and a positive integer N, we have to say true if and only if for every integer X from 1 to N, the binary representation of X is a substring of the given S. So if S = “0110” and N = 3, then the result will be true, as 1, 10 and 11 all are present in 0110.To solve this, we will follow these steps −Define a method to convert(), that will take n as inputret := an empty stringwhile n is not 0ret := ret concatenate n mod 2n := n ...

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Count Numbers with Unique Digits in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

Suppose we have a non-negative integer n. We have to count all numbers with unique digits x, where x is in range 0 to 10^n. So if the number n is 2, then the result will be 91, as we want to find numbers from 0 to 100 without 11, 22, 33, 44, 55, 66, 77, 88, 99.To solve this, we will follow these steps −if n is 0, then return 1n := min of 10 and nif n is 1, then return 10ans := 9 and ret := 10for i in range 2 to nans := ans * (9 ...

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Non-overlapping Intervals in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 661 Views

Suppose we have a collection of intervals; we have to find the minimum number of intervals we need to remove to make the rest of the intervals non-overlapping. So if the intervals are [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 4], [1, 3]], then the output will be 1, as we have to remove [1, 3] to make all others are non-overlapping.To solve this, we will follow these steps −n := size of arrayif n is 0, then return 0count := 1sort the array based on the end time of the intervalsend := end date of the first intervalfor i in range ...

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is_scalar template in C++

Sunidhi Bansal
Sunidhi Bansal
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 267 Views

In this article we will be discussing the working, syntax and examples of std::is_scalar template in C++ STL.is_scalar is a template which comes under header file. This template is used to check whether the given type T is a scalar type or notThis template is a combination of is_arithmetic, is_pointer, is_enum, is_member_pointer or is_same and checks whether either if either one is true, the result of is_scalar will also be true.What is a scalar type in C++?A scalar type is that object which is neither a class type nor an array type. A scalar type is a type which ...

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Convert to Base -2 in C++

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 11-Mar-2026 1K+ Views

Suppose we have a number N, we have to find a string consisting of "0"s and "1"s that represents its value in base -2 (negative two). The returned string should have no leading zeroes, unless the string is exactly "0". So if the input is like 2, then the output will be “110”, as (-2)^2 + (-2)^1 + (-2)^0 = 2.To solve this, we will follow these steps −ret := an empty stringif N = 0, then return “0”while N is non 0rem := N mod (– 2)N := N / (-2)if rem < 0 and rem := rem + ...

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